*It's finally here! Long bright summer nights that invites to many things, none of them related to paper. But unfortunately there's not many days like these here in the north, so I'll propably be back soon! Until then, enjoy the sight of my "neighbourhood". :)*

torsdag 16. juni 2011

Just a quickie before I'm off on my little (long)weekend trip. The second of two cards I made by order for someone who was taking them to a couple of boys in Switzerland!
Have a great weekend, I'll be back before you know it! ;-)

*************Some cards are more fun to make than others and I really enjoyed making this one, without knowing excactely why. Could be because my creative daughter made the sketch. Or because the patterned paper matched so well, and was free since it came with a magazine I bought recently. Or because I used the edge punch I love so much, but hardly ever get to use. Or because I got to use my new Distress Ink Dusty Concord ink pad I just got in the mail. Or because I got to try out embossing with colored ink.. and embossing without color. Or simply because I like the colors in the card. I really don't know, but this was a real "happy card" for me.Added bonus since it matches the challenges at NSHK #31 Barnebursdag, Sukkersött #128 Tenk rosa and Paper Sundaes #73 Girly Girl.

************I've previously posted about my love for Magnolia papers that I love so much I can't afford to use them. Well, I've found a new love in the papers from Kaisercraft and these I can't help but to use! I ordered a huge stack from USA since many of the 6x6 pads aren't to be found in Norwegian stores, and I can already say that my next order is right around the corner. Aren't these just yummy!?

************In risk of repeating myself, another lift today. I had a customer who wanted to buy this card, but for various reasons I couldn't sell that exact card, so I made a new one, almost identical. Slightly lighter background and a different colored bow. I love the sentiment with Goethe's quote, and I use it for all kinds of occations. *lol*This is an entry for Paper Sundaes - Let's get sentimental.

************I discovered that there's not enough hours in a day a while ago, but just now I realized how little time left until I'm going on a trip. Not holiday just yet, but not far from it either! ;) So I have to try and find the time to do everything I should do before I leave, and try to make sure nobody's bored while I'm out having fun! *lol*

While I'm thinking, planning (and hopefully creating) I'll share this card with you. An order I got that was actually going to a young boy in Switzerland. Kinda strange to think about my cards going out in the big word! *lol* A simple card with punched out circles, leather string circles, round eyelets and washi with circles. I didn't think about how many circles there really was on this card until I saw the challenge at Crafty Catz. But that fits me just fine, so I'll join in there. And also at Papertake - Anything goes.

**************It may be clean, but I literrally spent hours on this wedding card. First the text that I used embossed resist on. Simple enough, but it took a while to get the shade of color that I wanted. Then I cut it out in a square, but after several rounds of cutting millimetres here and there, I found out I wanted the heart shape. So I went in with the sciccors. And freehand cutting is not my strong side, so i went over the edges with sandpaper to smooth it out.Then I stamped the edges on the base with a stamp from On the edge stamp set by Autumn Leaves. (Another set I forgot I had!) Took a little while too, just because I couldn't decide what ink to use. I landed on Fluid Chalk in the color Gray Whale.And then the tulle bow. I got the taste for these things after using one on this card, but they're sure as h*** not easy to make! Might be because I'm extremely particular and want every ruffle and fold just right. In any case, it took me three tries and two changes of flowers.And for the "cherry on top", I decided I wanted a tiny charm, and wiggeling it in place without ruining the bow was a challenge!But it's done, and it'll be my entry for KK 19 - De store merkedagene.

**************The second day of the first month of summer really gave a good taste of summer here. And a couple of days off in the middle of week makes life good! But I have a couple of cuties that knows how to make the most out of the day by getting up (unreasonably) early in the morning, so I got in the mood to do a thing I've been thinking about for a long time, and that's to decorate a notebook that I'll be using for my card sketches. There's a lot of post-its and loose papers floating around so it's about time to get them all in one place. The sentiment in the top is the famous quote by Walt Disney: If you can dream it, you can do it. I also included the words Inspire and Create. Let's hope it'll be full of inspiration. At least it makes me happy to look at! My favourite colors purple and turquoise, and a piece of a satin ribbon that has a very special meaning to me. Can't wait to start filling it!

It was a challenge that started it all so it's only appropriate that it's a challenge that's ending it too. I'm talking of course about my "identity crisis" (see previous postings). Over the past few weeks I've been trying out different styles to try to find what is ME and I've learned a lot about myself. One thing I know for certain is that I'm not a stamper. Colored images and decorating around a picture is just not for me. I also know that I don't master vintage, shabby chic and steampunk. So what am I? What style defines me? I honestly don't know! I know my "likes" and "don'ts", but what I'm left with is no particular style, at least that I know of. I'm diverse. A little of this and a little of that, and I'm quite happy about that! So here's one side of me: